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One of the main focuses of recent Fire Emblem games is the possibility to recruit a lot of characters for your army. Fire Emblem: Awakening is not so different in this regard, with a lot of characters available for recruitment. As always, many of the characters can join you automatically but for some others you will have to take specific steps to make them join like deploying a specific character and make them talk with the possible recruit. With the many advanced classes available in the game you may want to recruit as many characters as possible to create the most diverse army: some classes are only useful in specific situations and that’s where the many characters of the game will come in. In this guide we will be listing all the characters available, both automatic recruitments and optionals, with small descriptions for each character: a lot of the automatically recruited characters often have something they’re really good at and I always recommend to not change their class to a different type. You will have plenty of occasions to do so with the optional characters: unlike the story ones, they have some more average features and are perfect to experiment with customization. So save your seals for these characters.
ll the characters available, both automatic recruitments and optionals, with small descriptions for each character: a lot of the automatically recruited characters often have something they’re really good at and I always recommend to not change their class to a different type. You will have plenty of occasions to do so with the optional characters: unlike the story ones, they have some more avarage features and are perfect to experiment with customization. So save your seals for these characters.

Paralogue 4: Anna The Merchant

Anna

Anna is an optional character, requiring Chrom to talk to her during the battle to make her join your army. Anna is quite useful is her staring class: she’s got some thieves skills, allowing her to open chests and locked doors without requiring a key, making her perfect to explore the maps with having to manage your inventory and get keys from enemies. She can also use staves, making her even more useful in the defensive phase. She is also great as a counterattack support so honestly there’s really no reason to pass over her. If you want you can also customize her fully: just make sure to choose some classes which can make use of her staff proficiency and lockpicking skill. A high mobility class is just perfect for her.